Auto Recycling World NOV2020 / Read original article
Vehicle recyclers are calling on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to pursue legal solutions and best-practice recommendations that eliminate the harmful practices of vehicle and components manufacturers to electronically block the re-use of parts.
A proposal has been composed by FORS Association from Poland in cooperation with several other vehicle recycling associations from around the world (see signatories below), to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to highlight the problems vehicle recyclers face when it comes to electronic security features on vehicles and how if dismantlers had access to unlock these features, there would be the possibility to re-use more parts.
Signatories include:
- AAD (Andalusian Association of Dismantlers – Spain)
- ABCAR (Associacao Brasileira De Reciclagem Automotiva – Brazil)
- ARA (Automotive Recyclers Association – the USA)
- ARC (Automotive Recyclers of Canada – Canada)
- BVSF (British Vehicle Salvage Federation – the UK)
- EGARA (European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations – Europe)
- FORS (Polish Car Recyclers Association)
- JARA (Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliance – Japan)
- MUVATA (Malaysia Used Vehicle Autoparts Traders Association – Malaysia)
- Suomen Autopurkamoliitto r.y. (Finland’s Dismantlers Federation – Finland)
- VRA (Vehicle Recyclers Association – the UK)
The letter is calling for the WTO to look at legal solutions to eliminate ‘harmful practices of vehicle and component manufacturers to electronically block the re-use of parts.
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